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Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer of any short-term rental permit, because no short-term rental permit exists. A bed and breakfast establishment is a separate regulated use under Chapters 17.59 and 17.89 and those chapters have not been read yet, so their permit and transfer rules are unverified.L1Chapter 3.20 Transient Occupancy Tax, sections 3.20.010 and 3.20.020 (Prior code sec. 25-301; Ord. 565 sec. 7, 1980; Ord. 653 sec. 5, 1991; Prior code sec. 25-302; Ord. 594, 1983). Title 17 Chapters 17.59 and 17.89 Bed and Breakfast Establishments. No short-term rental chapter exists. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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3.20.010“"Transient" means any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement for a period of thirty consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days.” source
3.20.020“each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in a percentage amount established by city council resolution in effect on the date of occupancy” source
Title 17 chapter list“Chapter 17.59 - BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS; Chapter 17.89 - BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS” source

Citation: Chapter 3.20 Transient Occupancy Tax, sections 3.20.010 and 3.20.020 (Prior code sec. 25-301; Ord. 565 sec. 7, 1980; Ord. 653 sec. 5, 1991; Prior code sec. 25-302; Ord. 594, 1983). Title 17 Chapters 17.59 and 17.89 Bed and Breakfast Establishments. No short-term rental chapter exists.

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